Driving up to The Strand, it gives the appearance of a quality property. It is close to downtown Sarasota, with many nice places to eat. The closest beach is located at Lido Key (approx. 15 minute drive) and there is a nice park (with playground equipment) less than two blocks away.
The Strand has a very nice pool/hotub and there is a nicely-equipped exercise facility as well.
Our condo unit was less than a year old and everything including the furniture seemed new. The kitchen had everything necessary to prepare a nice meal. There are many consumables provided at no cost, for example: dishwashing packets, washing machine packets, paper towels, toilet paper, coffee, cleaning products, etc. There are also two beach chairs and towels for the pool as well as the bathrooms and kitchen.
We arrived at our unit around 2:30 pm and the housekeeping people had not completed their work. It seemed as if they were in a hurry to leave and didn't really do a good job of finishing.
Other than that the only complaint we had was, it took a fairly long time to be vetted for entry at the gate. As a result we had to repeat the entry ritual for the security company on about 5 different occasions before only a driver's license let us in the gate.
I would definitely stay at The Strand again.